Thailand’s House Launches a Sub-Panel on Space

The House committee on communications, telecommunications, and digital economy and society of Thailand has established a space sub-committee for overlooking the technology development in the country.

The vice-chairman of the committee, Col. Settapong Malisuwan, said that the development...

According to the EU antitrust chief, big IT is now regulated like banks

"The Digital Markets Act (DMA) will (now) define the rules of the game for corporations who act as gatekeepers," EU competition head Margrethe Vestager told reporters hours after the bill was enacted.

This was "done a long time ago in areas such as finance, telecommunicat...

Singaporean Companies Achieve Fastest Speeds on 5G

Singtel and Ericsson, Singaporean telecommunications providers, have made a breakthrough in 5G standalone new radio-dual connectivity (SA NR-DC) technology.

They are now the first companies in Southeast Asia to reach the 5.4 Gigabytes per second speed of download.

The achievem...

HUAWEI EXPANDS TRAINING CENTER ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS EAST AFRICA

Highlights –

• Huawei expands training center on emerging technologies across East Africa.
• The revamped East Africa Regional Training Center is based in Nairobi.
• The training center will help bridge the skills gap and spur the growth of...

5G TRIALS TO BEGIN IN INDIA SOON

HIGHLIGHTS

• 5G trials are going to begin in India soon.
• Reliance Jio is developing a homegrown and indigenous 5G network.
• Bharti Airtel confirmed a successful 5G test over the commercial network.

5G mobile networks may come...

KCC TO REVISE LAW ON THE LIMIT OF PAYMENT TO LIVESTREAM BROADCASTERS

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• KCC to revise law on the limit of payment to livestream broadcasters.
• Platforms like YouTube and Afreeca TV operate live payments.
• KCC will pursue legal revisions to prevent excessive payments to livestreamers.

SAMSUNG TO LEAD RESEARCH ON 6G AT THE ITU-R

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• Samsung to lead research on 6G at the ITU-R.
• The team will research on standardization of 6G and commercialization of the same.
• In 2020, Samsung Research released 6G White Paper presenting its views on next-generation com...

5G MAY COME TO INDIA BY EARLY 2022

HIGHLIGHTS

• 5G internet might be available in India by 2022.
• House panel has pulled up DoT for delay.
• The 5G trials are expected to begin in OCT 2021.

Recently, the Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) nudged t...

INDIA FORMULATING NEW PLAN TO KEEP CHINESE TELECOM GIANTS OUT OF INDIAN TELECOM

HIGHLIGHTS

• Like many countries, India is also facing high number of cyber-attacks, most of them from China.
• India is working on plan to keep Chinese companies out of Indian telecom business.

Chinese telecom giants like Huawei and ZTE...

S. KOREA ASKS FOREIGN AND LOCAL ONLINE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE STABLE SERVICES

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• S. Korea asks foreign and local online companies to provide stable services.
• Google, Facebook, Netflix, Naver, Kakao, and Wavve asked to comply with the country’s new law.
• The country will now hold service providers...

CHINA OPPOSES U.S GOVT. ORDER DELISTING CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES IN NYSE

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• China opposes U.S Govt. order delisting Chinese telecommunications companies in NYSE.
• China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying commented on the same.
• Hua commented the act will harm the investors from various coun...

TELECOM COMPANIES IN UNITED KINGDOM WILL FACE BIG FINES UNDER THE NEW SECURITY LAW

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• The telecom companies in the United Kingdom are going to face big fines under the new law of the security
• The telecommunications Security Bill will be tightening the security requirements for the for the new high speed 5G networks

INDIAN GOVERNMENT CLEARS RS 7,800 BILLION BORDER NETWORK SYSTEM AT LAC

HIGHLIGHTS

• Indian Government has cleared Rs. 7,800 billion budget to develop border network system at LAC.
• This Project aims to boost to Indian Army’s operational preparedness against China.

The Cabinet Committee on Security (C...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT PANEL MAY REDUCE SPECTRUM PRICES

HIGHLIGHTS

• TRAI has not reduced the reserve price for spectrum.
• However, the inter-ministerial panel of the Indian government might reduce the prices.

According to unconfirmed source, although the Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indi...

UK AND CHINA TIES ERODED SINCE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

• The UK needs a new slate altogether for renewed communications with China.
• Putting it lucidly, UK Government needs to be well-informed as to where it needs to draw a line when it comes to a differentiation between strategic and non-strategic areas.

This would ...

SOUTH KOREA ADDS BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION FOR MOBILE TRANSACTION SECURITY

HIGHLIGHTS

• KFTC has introduced new biometric authentication model to prevent fraud in online transaction.
• Expressing concerns about invulnerability on online banking system and sensor hardware, KFTC said that hacking verification devices such as smart...

FCC URGED BY CHINESE TELECOM FIRMS

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• Pacifics Network Corp, a Chinese telecom firm and its wholly-owned subsidiary has yearned Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to not shut down its US operations.
• FCC has issued show-cause orders to state-controlled Chinese telecommunica...

SOUTH KOREA RELEASE ONLINE CONTENTS AND SERVICES FOR BASEBALL FANS

Highlights –

• Telecommunication firms release various online contents for baseball fans.
• Companies are trying to attract pro baseball league fans at home.
• The New Baseball season started on May 5.

As South Korea has m...

VODAFONE IDEA SHARES SURGED BY 48%

Highlights:

• Vodafone Idea share settled at Rs. 4.49 apiece on BSE after it surged by 48 percent.
• The government wants to retain at least three private players in the industry.
• Vodafone Idea paid Rs. 2,500 crores to the Department of Telecom...

CRISIL reduces AGR liability debt to Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Group plc is a multinational company in telecommunications. The registered office is in Newbury, Berkshire, Great Britain, and its national office are in London, Great Britain. It operates primarily in the Asian, African, European and Oceanian countries. Vodafone ranked fourth in 2018 am...